Affleck will be here to screen his new film, “Argo,” which he starred in and directed, and to discuss the movie with media. The based-on-a-true-story film revolves around six U.S. diplomats who escaped Iran in 1979 by posing as a film crew.

Affleck -- who some critics say may earn an Oscar nomination for Best Director for "Argo," in theaters October 12 -- visited Chicago with his brother Casey Affleck in 2007 to screen “Gone Baby Gone” at the Chicago International Film Festival.